https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-seasonal-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:35:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-seasonal-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/#comment-103326 Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:37:49 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3714#comment-103326 Only -5? We have plenty of bumblebees in central MN, and it sometimes gets as cold as -40!

]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-seasonal-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/#comment-68205 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:25:05 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3714#comment-68205 I believe wasps do the same thing, and as a honey bee beekeeper, I dread the long Indian Summers as this is when wasps attack my weaker hives. I have found bodies of my girls in front of their hives missing the abdomen [very rich in protein].
They resemble in that behavior the Asian wasp that attacks European hives without mercy. And it is not too surprising if some of these wasps are somewhat cousin of this dangerous insect. Are there some other insects that have a similar breeding behavior?

]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-seasonal-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/#comment-68203 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:38:13 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3714#comment-68203 Wow! That was a very interesting post! I have too many times wondered how Bumbles handle winter—I live in north central Wisconsin. I have kept honey bees for seven years yet, Bumbles fascinate me.

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